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Lasers Provide Boon for Manufacturing of Ceremonial Thai Umbrellas

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2024 – Seen atop pagodas, inside Buddhist ordination halls, and in royal palaces, the tiered umbrella is one of Thailand’s oldest and most sacred […]

Improved Cement to Protect the Living Treasures of Our Coastlines

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2024 – Coastlines are vital to our world’s ecology and economy. Coastal ecosystems help maintain biodiversity, provide natural barriers against erosion, storms, and flooding, […]

What Role Does a Tailwind Play in Cycling’s ‘Everesting’?

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2024 – Within the cycling realm, “to Everest” involves riding up and down the same mountain until your ascents total the elevation of Mt. […]

Beneath the Brushstrokes, van Gogh’s Sky is Alive with Real-World Physics

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2024 – Vincent van Gogh’s painting “The Starry Night” depicts a swirling blue sky with yellow moon and stars. The sky is an explosion […]

Analyzing ‘Finnegans Wake’ for Novel Spacing Between Punctuation Marks

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2024 – Statistical analysis of classic literature has shown that the way punctuation breaks up text obeys certain universal mathematical relationships. James Joyce’s tome […]

Measuring Martian Winds with Sound

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2024 – Mars has a notoriously inhospitable environment, with temperatures that fluctuate dramatically over the course of a Martian day and average minus 80 […]

Cricket Physics: Science Behind the Modern Bowler Technique Tricking Batters

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2024 – Key to winning a cricket match is tricking the other team’s batters – no small feat as bowlers bowl cricket balls nearly […]

How Spreading Misinformation Is Like a Nuclear Reaction

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2024 – It has never been easier to spread false or misleading information online. The anonymous, impersonal nature of the internet, combined with advanced […]

Wearable Sensors Help Athletes Achieve Greater Performance

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2024 – Today’s athletes are always on the lookout for new techniques and equipment to help them train more effectively. Modern coaches and sports […]